Railway water column



June 25, 1929. 1 T, MGGARRY 1,718,246

RAILWAYWATER commu original Filed oct. 25, 1924 4 sheets-sheet 1 as j BywmyM/ww J. T. MCGARRY l 1,718,246

` RAILWAY WATER COLUMN June '25, 1929.

Original Filed Oct. 25, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Nornegs June 25, 1929.

J. T. MCGARRY 1,718,246 RAILWAY wATER COLUMN Original Filed oct. 25, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented .lunie 25;-, 1929.

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UNITED /sTATEs JOHN fr. meenam?, or 'dnvcINNATL omo.

miILwAYA WATER cnuiaiv.

C v f Application filed October 25, 1924, ,Serial No. 745,786. Renewed November 30, 1928.

y over the nozzle. It isan object of my invention to provide a discharge nozzle of such form andextent relative to the spout, and a) mounting for' the rear Jend of the spoult, which will permit movement of the rear end of the spout longitudinally of the nozzle in both directions from its neutral or hanging position, thereby Giving extensive adjustment rance of the disc large end of the spout bothy horizontally toward and from the standpipe and vertically in the plane of the standpipe, and at the same time givinf sufficient c .earance for coal piles, car ends and any other obstruction which might be adjacent the tender manhole. lin accomplishing these objects the spout is of such length and so supported upon the standpipe that in inoperative osition its lower margin will lie substantially `horizontal and the spout end may extend materially beyond the plane of the water opening. Yhis form of suspension, together with the enlarged rear opening of the spout, makes it possible to swing the spout back upon the nozzle in adjusting the same to the higher tank openings, and permits thespout to swing along the elongated nozzle to enter the openings of intermediate and very low tenders, thus giving an extraordinaryv range of dellvery to the end of the spout, and at the same time carrying it at the highest possible ositon i'or swinging over coal piles and igh tender tanks.

'llhe full objects and advantages of m invention will appear in connectionwith the detailed description thereof and the novel features embodied in my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out inthe claims.

ln the accom Janyi/ng drawings which illus@ trate some of tie forms in which my invention maybe embodied; i

Fig. l is a side elevational view of a water column showing a small portion 'broken away and showing the dischargev spout 1n raised position. Fig. 2 is a/top plan View. Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section on the h ne 3--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig.'

1, but showing the spout supported in a line 6'6 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a side elevational view ot' the construction shown in Fig. 4 and illustrating by dot-ted lines different positions which the spout may assume. Fig. 8 is a side elevational view showing another manner iii which the spoilt may be supported.

Referring to the construction shown in the drawings, lthe numeral 1() designates a vertical tubiilar column which, toward its lower end is provided with a air of diametrically opposite rollers 12 resting upon a trackway 14 formed at 'the upper end of a pedestal 18 as shown in Fig. 4. A hood 16 secured to the column extends down outside of the rollers and the ti'ackwayto protect them from snow and dirt.I The trackway 14 is provided with diametrcally opposite notches into which the rollers l2 drop when the column 10 is in suclr position that a spout 20 carried at the tracks adjacent which the column is placec. When the column is turned to bring the spout 2Qmcrosswise oithe railway tracks, the rollers 12. rise out of the notches in the trackupper end thereof is parallel with railway way 14 and. the column is lifted. The spout 2O hasa hook 22 intermediately secured to the upper side thereof. A spout cable 24 is The two branches of the i spout Weight 32 which is in the form of a ring slidally surrounding the column. This weight balances the spout for ease of operation. A hand loop 34 is secured to the outer end of t-lie beam 28 for use in pulling the spout over the railway tracks on each side of the column. A handle 36 issecured to the outer end of the spout for use in moving it up and down. An operating lever 38 is pivotally attached at 40 to lugs 42 extending up from the column 10. The inner end ot the lever 38 is pivotally attached to two rods 44 and 46 which at their' lower ends are connected to a valve device which constitutes no part of the invention disclosed in this application. In the form of inventionrdi'sclosed, in Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, a housing 48 is secured upon the upper side of the beam 28 so as to en close ka portion of the beam as a trackway for` column, with the outer end of the nozzle curved downwardly. In the form shown in Fig. 8, the inner end of the nozzle is supported by two bell crank arms, each of which consists of, an upper member 58 and a'lower member 60. The member 58 isgpivotally attached at its upper end to the beam 28 while the member 6() is curved fin such manner that an upwardly convexed slot 62 extends for substantially the length thereof.L The slots 62 receive pins 64 extending out from the sides of the spout 20v at its inner end.

The operation and advantages of my invention will now be obvious. The spout- 20, when not in use,.i's' held up in the position shown in Figs. l and 4f by the spout weight 32. When a locomotive tender is to be supplied with water, the fireman grasps the loop 34: andpulls the spout 2O around so as to extend crosswise of the railway tracks, thus bringing the delivery end of the spout into the plane of the filling opening in the tenders.

By pulling downwardly on the spout, it may be made to assume different positions, some of which are indicatedby dotted lines in Figs.

7 and 8, wherein the spout is shown as swung back along nthe nozzle for adjustment to a high tank opening and as being progressively and flexibly swung along the elongated nozzle for adjustment to enter intermediate and very low tank openings. It will be evident that the discharge end Mof the spouthas a wide range of vertical movement and therefore may be inserted in the filling opening of tenders of greatl varying heights. In the operation of the orms shownjn Figs. 1 to 7, when the .discharge end of the spout is ,first depressed, the spout may be made to swing inwardly so that its discharge end assumesthe position indicated at 20 in Fig. 7. Continued depression of the discharge end of the spout causes theroller 50 to run out on the trackway until the discharge end finally as- 20?. Continued depression of the discharge end causes the pins64 to slide outwardly in the curved slot 62 until the discharge end nally assumes the position indicated at 20". It will be observed that the center of the dis,-y charge end lies in the same vertical line for all positions between20a and 20". By reference to Fig. 7 it will be` apparent that the above describedirange of movement of the spout is permitted on account of the fact that the inner end of the spout telescopes loosely over the outer end of the nozzle coupled with the further fact that the outer end of the nozzle is downwardly curved. The liexible of the spout also permits it to be swung aIong the railway tracks to meet the tender instead of having to move the tender to meet the. spout. This capability of movement will to a large extentprevent the column fi'om being knocked down by unexpected shifting of the tender.

I claim:

1. In a water column, a revoluble standpipe having an1 outwardly extended delivery nozzle, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a cable and counterweight device supporting the forward end of said spout for -front and rear and up and down swinging movements, and fiexible means supportingv the rear end of said spout,

said fiexible means being relatively extensible 2. In a water column, a revoluble standf pipe having an outwardly extended delivery -nozzle and an overhanging supporting arm, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a cable and counterweiglit de-v vice supporting the forward end of said spout, and a link connect-ing said arm and the inner end of said spout and holding said spout for pivotal movement up and down on one end of said link and for swinging pivotal movement in and out from the other end of said link.

3. In a water column, a revoluble standpi'pe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle'and an overhanging supporting arm, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a ring-like counterweight surrounding said standpipe, a cable connecting said counterweight and the forward spout to swing along the nozzle. sumes the position indicated at 20. It will be observed that'the center of the discharge end lies in the' same vertical line for all posi- 4.-. In a water column, a revoluble standpipe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle and an overhanging supporting arm, a spouthaving an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, aring-like counter-weight surrounding said standpipe, a cable connecting said counterweight and the forward portion of said spout and a link connecting said armandthe inner end of said spout and holding said spout for pivotal movement up and down upon one end of said link and for swinging pivotal movement in and out from the other end of said link.

In a water column, a revoluble standpipe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a rigid member overhanging said spoilt, a link having a swinging connection at one end With the inner end of the spout and at the other end with the rigid member, and means permitting shitting ot' the point ot' swinging connection with the rear end of the spout relative to the point of swinging connection with the rigid member. 4

6. In a water Column, a revoluble standpipe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a horizontal rigid support extending over said spout, a pair of links pivoted at one set of ends to the rear end of the spout, and a roller on said support adapted to move along the same, said links being pivoted at their other ends to said roller. Y

T. In a water column, a revoluble standpipe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a horizontal rigid support extending over said spout, a pair of links pivoted at one set of ends to the rear end ot' the spout, a roller on said support adapted to move along the same, said links being pivoted at their other ends to said roller. and means on the support limiting the extent of travel of the roller in both directions.

8.A In a water column, a revoluble standpipe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a horizontal rigid support extending over said spout, a pair of links pivoted at one set of endsto the rear end of the spout, a' rollerV on said support adapted to move along the same, said links being pivoted at their other ends to said roller, and means on the support limiting theextent of travel of the roller in both directions, said means holding the links so that the rear end of said spout in inoperative position is spaced from the standpipe.

9. In a water eolumn,a revoluble standpipe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a horizontal rigid support extending over said spout, a pair of flexible members pivoted at one set of ends to the rear end of the spout, and a roller on said support, adapted to move along the same, said flexible members being pivoted at their other ends to said roller.

10. In a water column, a revoluble standpipe having an outwardly extended delivery nozzle, a spout having an enlarged inner end enveloping said nozzle, a horizontal rigid support extending over said spout, a pair of links pivoted at one set of ends to the rear end ot' the spout, a roller on said support adapted to move along the same, said links heilig pivoted at their other ends to said roller, and spaced lugs on the support on each side of the roller limiting the extent of travel ot the roller.

In testimony whereof I hereunto allix my signature.

JOHN T. MCGARRY. 

